I love the part in the HC Bill that allows children age 26 to stay on their parents policy—I guess that makes sense since they are STILL Living in their parent’s basement!
Yeah, right? Another reason to have your adult children hanging around the house like Spanish Moss and shaming you into an early grave!
My insurance policy already covers my children up to the age of 26 as long as they are in school, or provide less than 50% of their own upkeep. I can however see how those without children will be effected detrimentally by having to pay for coverage like that for everyone...
What I’m more concerned about is all the 18-year-olds out there who have left their parents’ homes and are already on their own (as I did). These kids do not have the resources to pay for their own healthcare at that time. When I left my home at 18 I could not apply for financial aid for college on my own - they went by my parents’ income even though I was no longer at home. Seriously, this could force some young adults to stay in abusive familial relationships - or start life as a “criminal” without health insurance...
I may not be explaining this well, but I hope you will get the gist of what I am saying. There are so many unintended consequences of this bill it’s not even funny.